Football

Brown Football: Class of 2009

Jun 22, 2005

June 22, 2005

Brown football head coach Phil Estes has announced the Brown Football Class of 2009, who will join the Bears football team for the upcoming season. This year's class is recognized as one of the best in the Ivy League and features 30 incoming freshmen.

BROWN UNIVERSITY

CLASS of 2009

Oludare
Adedokun (Wale)

Defensive Line / Offensive Line

6-2, 240

Mequon, Wisconsin

(Phillips Academy)

Athletic:
3-year letter winner...All-New
England...1st Team All Conference...Journal Sentinel All Area...CNI News
All Area. Wrestling- Team Captain... Prep All American... Prep School Football
coach was Leon Modeste.

Academic:
Ventures Scholar...National Who's
Who Among American High School Students...National Merit Semifinalist...AP Scholar

Personal:
Wale was born March 21, 1986... is
the son of Emmanuel and Catherine Adedokun.

Matthew Ryan Adkins

Offensive Line / Defensive Line

6-2, 260

Alpharetta, Georgia

(Centennial HS)

Athletic:
Georgia Athletic Coaches
Association All Star...1st
Team All Conference ... Offensive Lineman of Year... 1st Team All Area ...
...Wrestling- placed 2nd in Region ... High School Football coach was
Mike Cloy

Academic:
National Honor Society... 7 5A
Scholar-Athlete of the Year... Wendy's High School Heisman... 1st Team
All Area Academic

Personal:
Matthew was born November 21,1986
... is the son of Don and Nancy Adkins

William Russell Averill

Wide Receiver / Defensive Back

6-1, 175

Chantilly, Virginia

(Thomas Jefferson HS for Science and Technology)

Athletic:
1st team All Northern
Region... 1st Team All Region (Division 5)... 1st Team All
District... Honorable Mention All Metro... High School football coach was Tim
O'Reilly

Personal:
William was born March 12, 1987...
is the son of Russell and Patricia Averill

Phillip Dale Class

Defensive End / Tight End

6-5, 235

Phoenix, Arizona

(Arizona Lutheran Academy)

Athletic:
1st Team All State... 1st
Team All Metro Region... High School MVP Offense... Team Captain... 3-year letter
winner... Basketball- 2-year letter winner... High School Football coach was Doug
Meyer

Academic:
N/A

Personal:
Phillip was born January 26,
1987... is the son of Kim and Linda Class

Colin Joseph Campbell Cloherty

Tight End / Defensive End

6-3, 220

Bethesda, Maryland

(Gonzaga College HS)

Athletic:
Golden 11 Selection (Metro
Region)... All-Metro Honorable Mention... 1st Team All Conference...
Athlete of Year at Gonzaga... Co-Offensive Player of the year... High School
Football coach was Kenny Lucas

Academic:
Member of National Honor Society
... Gonzaga College First Honors

Personal:
Colin was born September 16,
1987... is the son of Jack and Barbara Cloherty

Personal:
Miles was born March 24, 1986... is
the son of Mark and Wendy Craigwell

Michael John Dougherty

Quarterback / Defensive Back

6-2, 200

Ft Lauderdale, Florida

(St Thomas Aquinas)

Athletic:
3-year letter winner... Team
captain... All Broward County Honorable Mention... Class 5A state finalist... High
school football coach was George Smith

Academic:
Principal's Honor Roll... 4.0 + GPA

Personal:
Michael was born February 2,
1987... is the son of Jean Dougherty

Jonathan Justin Edwards

Running back / Defensive back

5-8, 185

Roanoke, Virginia

(North Cross School)

Athletic:
4-year letter winner... 1st
Team All State... 1st team All Conference... Team Captain... Basketball-
4-year letter winner... Team Captain... All Conference Honorable Mention... Baseball-
4 year letter winner... 2nd Team All State... 1st Team All
Conference... High school football coach was Jim Muscaro

Academic:
Honor Roll

Personal:
Jonathan was born March 7, 1987...
is the son of Bob and Pamela Edwards

Todd M. Faiella

Linebacker / Fullback

6-2, 220

Marshfield, Massachusetts

(Deerfield Academy)

Athletic:
New England Prep All-Star... High
school- Boston Globe All Star...
Boston Herald All Star...Patriot
Ledger All Star... Team MVP...
Conference Player of the Year... Lacrosse: 2003/2004 All American... Bay State
Games Gold Medalist... Team Captain... Prep school football coach was Mike Silipo

Academic:
Honor Roll all 4 years in High
School

Personal:
Todd was born August 13,1985... is
the son of Thomas and Sheila Faiella

Matthew
l. Groot

Offensive
Line / Defensive Line

6-3, 260

Lincolnshire, Illinois

(Adlai E Stevenson High School)

Athletic:
All Conference Honoree... All Area
Honoree... 3-year letter winner... Team Offensive Line Award... Track: 3-year letter
winner... High school football coach was Bill Mitz

Athletic:
Team captain... 2-year letter
winner... All Conference... Conference Defensive Player of the year... 1st
Team All Area... All State Honorable Mention... Team Defensive MVP... Basketball:
2-year letter winner... High school football coach was Joey Sanchez

Personal:
Drew was born February 8, 1987...
is the son of David and Patricia Janes

Jarrid
Jason Johnston

Offensive Line / Defensive Line

5-11, 260

Huntington Beach, California

(Mater Dei High School)

Athletic:
3-year varsity letter winner... 1st Team All League...
League Lineman MVP... National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame Inductee...
High school football coach was Bruce Rollinson

Academic:
Principal Honor Roll 4 years...

Personal:
Jarrid was born September 2,
1986... is the son of David and Lisa Johnston

Adam Matthew Keck

Running
back / Linebacker

6-0, 185

North Jackson, Ohio

(Jackson Milton High School)

Athletic:
4-year letter winner...2-time Team
Captain... Team MVP... 1st Team All League... 1st team All
District... 2nd Team All State... 1,115 yards rushing 17 TD Wrestling:
3-year letter winner... 2-time Team Captain...1st Team All League...
Baseball: 4-year letter winner... All League... Team MVP... High school football
coach was Alan Milkovich

Academic:
National Honor Society 2 years...
Valedictorian

Personal:
Adam was born August 14, 1986... is
the son of John and Anna Keck

Personal:
Shane was born May 10, 1987... is
the son of Sean and Kim Kelley

Zachary A. Lammers

Wide Receiver / Defensive Back

6-2, 190

Homer Glen, Illinois

(Lockport Township HS)

Athletic:
3-year letter winner... 1st
Team All Conference... 1st Team All Area... Academic All State... 2004
State Champions 8A... Team captain... Baseball: 2-year letter winner... High school
football coach was Bret Kooi

Academic:
National Honor society... Spanish
National Honor society... State Scholar... Who's Who Among American High School
Students... SICA All Academic team

Personal:
Zack was born March 1, 1987... is
the son of Thomas and Yumi Lammers

Jonathan Patrick May

Defensive Back / Wide Receiver

5-11, 195

Naples, Florida

(Naples HS)

Athletic:
2-year letter winner... All State
Honorable Mention... All District Honorable Mention... All County... High school
football coach was Bill Kramer

Academic:
Laureate Diploma Candidate... Who's
Who Among American High School Students... AP scholar

Personal:
Jonathan was born on October 21,
1986... is the son of Hugh and Chona May

Academic:
Member of National Honor
Society...Spanish National Honors Society...4-year 1st Honors

Personal:
Joseph was born April 10, 1987...
is the son of Joe and Donna McPhee

Ronald Wayne Moore III

Defensive Back / Wide Receiver

6-4, 205

Tampa, Florida

(H.B. Plant HS)

Athletic:
3-year letter winner... All
Conference... Team "Big Hitter" award... Baseball: 2-year letter winner... High
school football coach was Robert Weiner

Academic:
National Honor Society... National
Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame Honoree... Student council member

Personal:
Ronald was born March 6, 1987... is
the son of Ronald and Roberta Moore

Daniel Joseph Nuber

Offensive Line / Defensive Line

6-3, 275

Centerburg, Ohio

(Centerburg High School)

Athletic:
3-year letter winner... 3-time Team
Captain... All Ohio... 1st Team All League... 1st Team All
District... Wrestling: 2-year letter winner... 2-time Team Captain... High school
football coach was Brad Burchfield

Personal:
Daniel was born January 13, 1987...
is the son of Tim and Donna Nuber

Matthew
Nuzzo

Quarterback
/ Defensive back

6-0, 205

Everett, Massachusetts

(Everett HS)

Athletic:
Boston Globe Division 1 Player of
the Year... Boston Herald Division 1 player of the year... 3-time All Scholastic...
4-time All League... Team Captain... 4-year starter...3 state championships... 44-2
record... 2004 Mass Sports Foundation Athlete of the year...Mass coaches/gridiron
co MVP... Shriners All Star...National Football Foundation and College hall of Fame honoree... Baseball:
Team Captain... Mass All Star... High school football coach was John Dibiaso Jr.

Personal: Matt was born March 18, 1987... is the son of Frank Jr and Diane Nuzzo

George Christopher Paone Fullback /
Linebacker

5-10, 240

Everett, Massachusetts

(Everett HS)

Athletic:
4-year letter winner... 4-year
starter... Boston Globe All Scholastic... Boston Herald All Scholastic...Team
captain... Shriner's All Star... Team MVP Defense... Led team in tackles... National
Football Foundation and College hall of Fame honoree... High school football
coach was John Dibiaso Jr.

Athletic: 4-year letter winner... Team captain... All
Conference 1st Team... All Observerland 1st Team... All Area
1st Team... Detroit News All West 1st Team... All State
Honorable Mention...Baseball: 3-year letter winner... Team captain... High school
football coach was Tim Baechler

Academic:
National Honor Society... Ann Arbor
news Academic All Area

Personal:
Jake was born November 28, 1986...
is the son of Jeff and Cathy Powers

Jesse Bart Spartichino

Running back / Linebacker

6-2, 230

Lexington, Massachusetts

(Lexington HS)

Athletic:
Team captain... Team MVP... Boston
Globe All Scholastic...Boston Herald All Scholastic... All League... Shriner's
All-Star... National Football Foundation and College hall of Fame honoree... Hockey:
Team captain... All League...Baseball: 4-year letter winner...Team captain... All
League... High school football coach was Bill Tighe

Academic: NA

Personal:
Jesse was born October 4, 1986...
is the son of George and Janice Spartichino

Philip Albert Spencer

Runningback / Defensive Back

5-8, 170

Saratoga, California

(Saratoga HS)

Athletic:
3-year letter winner... Team MVP...
Team captain... 1st Team All League Offense/Defense... Special Team
Player of the year in League... All Central Coast... Track: 2-year letter winner... 1st
Team All League... Baseball: 2-year letter winner... High school football coach was
Kurt Heinrich

Academic:
4-year honor roll... Governor's
Award winner

Personal:
Philip was born August 18, 1986...
is the son of Gordon and Rosanne Spencer

Defensive
Back / Wide Receiver

5-10, 175

Woodridge, New Jersey

(Wood-Ridge HS)

Athletic:
3-year letter winner... Team
captain... Led team in receptions... 2nd Team All League... Baseball:
3-year letter winner... Led team in RBI's... 2nd Team All League....High
school football coach was Joe Berlingo

Academic:
National Honor Society... Student
Council President... Who's Who Among American High School Students... State
Delegate

Personal:
Robert was born November 20,
1986... is the son of Bob and Diane Valenti

Sean Patrick Wengerter

Linebacker
/ Fullback

6-0,
205

Cresskill, New Jersey

(Cresskill HS)

Athletic:
3-time All League...Team captain...
All County... Team MVP... Wrestling: 3-year letter winner... District Champion... All
League... Track: 3-year letter winner... High school football coach was Bob Valli

Academic: National Honor Society...AP Scholar with Honors

Personal: Sean was born May 18, 1987... is the son of Kurt and
Virginia Wengerter

Joseph Peter Yanchunis

Defensive Line / Tight End

6-1, 210

St Petersburg, Florida

(St Petersburg Catholic HS)

Athletic:
3-year letter winner... Team
captain... 2nd Team All-State... All-Suncoast 1st Team... All
county 1st Team... Tied county for season sack record (36 total) ...
Wrestling: 2-year letter winner... Track: Team captain... 110-meter hurdles...
300-meter hurdles... High school football coach was Dan Mancuso

Academic:
National Honor Society4 year
Honor Roll

Personal:
Joseph was born July 2, 1987... is
the son of John and Mary Yanchunis

Stephen Garrett Ziogas

Line Backer / Full Back

6-0, 220

Bristol, Connecticut

(Bristol Central HS)

Athletic:
Team Captain... 3-year letter
winner... 1st Team All-State... 1st Team All Conference
Offense/Defense... Team MVP Defense... Connecticut/Rhode Island All star... Baseball:
Team Captain... 3-year letter winner... All Academic.... Wrestling/Track: 1-year
letter winner... High school football coach was Doug Pina